The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-29
Their Harmonious Gathering
ing at Saratoga.
THE PLATFORM AS ADOPTED.
Cleveland's Administration Endorsed
The State Ticket Nominated
General News Notes.
The New York.Demoorats

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ginning the regular session to-day, was
called together for a moment for the
purpose of notifying all the members of
the committee on resolutions to meet at
Ex-Governor Dorsheimer's room at
once. This was received with surprise,
and was thought to foreshadow trouble
with the platform, particularly the civil
service reform plank. When the con-
vention session proper began, nothing
was done beyond making the temporary
officers permanent. That done, the
convention took recess.
Subsequently the committee on cra-
dentiaIs reported, dividing the seventy
two seats of New York City evenly be-
tween the county Democracy and Tam
many. The report was unanimously
adopted. Irving Hall was left without
a single representative on the floor of
the convention.
Before the platform was read, resolu-
tons in memory OF Tilden, Seymour,
Hendricks. McClelland and Hancock
were adopted. A resolution endorsing
the administration of the Treasury I'M
der Manning, was passed amid cheers.
Governor Dorsheimer The plank re-
lating to the workingmen was well re-
ceived; the endorsement of Governor
Hill and President Cleveland was
greeted with tremendous applause, that
continued several minutes, though that
in regard to the President was
the most tumultuous. The planks
relating to the civil service and
the liquor traffic were also received
with great applause. The platform was
adopted unanimously.
The first plank of the platform is as
follows: The unnecessary Federal
taxation of the last fiscal year exceeded
500, 100000. Unnecessary taxation is
unjust taxation. Therefore, the
Democracy of New York demand that
the Federal taxation beistraightway re-
duced by sum not less than 500 ,000,-
600 year; we also respectfully urge
upon Congress that measure shall be
adopted which will, in the language of
the Presidents inaugural address,
sary taxation, having a due IRE
gard to the interests of capital
invested and the workingmen
employed in American industries"
The taxes to be first reduced or alto
gether removed are those on importa
tons of raw material, which now
assists and promotes foreign competi-
ton with ourselves in our own mar
kets and prevents or binders the sale of
our surplus products in foreign mar
kets. Along with these taxes should
be forthwith reJnedied or reduced the
taxation which increases the cost to our
wage earners of the common necessa
RES of life and the price OF the common
daily clothing of our people.
Besides these three there are several
hundred articles among the 4 162 arti-
cles now taxed which should be swept
off the tax list into the free list, thereby
diminishing the cost of collecting all our
seaport taxes and casting away those
which are petty, needless and vexatious.
We also urge an immediate reaction of
the measures prepared by Messrs. Man
ming and Hewitt, and reported to the
last House by the committee on ways
and means. to systematic, simplify
and economic the machinery of
collection of customs revenue,
and especially for the making OF cor
rect appraisements of foreign values
wherever adj vGlorem rates of duty shall
be retained.
The platform proceeds to declare the
subject of civil service reform one
which might be appropriately submit
ted to the popular vote. Sumptuary
laws are opposed. The administration
of Governor Hill is endorsed and that
of President Cleveland highly approved.
1t is asserted that his administration
has effected a practical reform of the
civil service. BE is pledged strong and
support.
An attempt to add another resolution |
was, amid laughter, referred to the |
committee on resolutions. Frederick |
Cook was renominated for Secretary |
OF State by reclamation; Edward |
Wemple was nominated for comp |
troller by reclamation, and Lawrence J. |
Fitzgerald received the nomination for |
State Treasurer.
For attorney-general Herbert F. Bis
sell presented the name of Charles E. |
Taber.
Mr.. Bulger, of Oswego, nominated
William A. Poucher.
Colonel Fellows seconded it.
Peter Mitchell spoke in behalf of
Hall in favor of labor. The
roll was called, but before its conclusion
Poucher's name was withdrawn and
Taber nominated unanimously.
The Democracy of New York heartily
approves the administration of Grover
eulogizes the estimable SER
vices rendered by the Democratic party
in retaining from speculative railroad
corporations, etc., the public lands
which such corporations, by corrupt
aid of the Republican administration,
had sliced to be disposed of for their
private gain. The Democratic party is
the proved friend of all, who come to
the country seeking to become partners
in its welfare and citizens obedie to
its laws.
The remainder of the platform is de-
voted principally to State matters. 1t
asserts the right of local self-govern-
ment for cities; protection for farm and
dairy interests; not more than ten
hours work per day; payment of EN-
ployees weekly and in money; legisla-
ton protecting and promoting the inter
est and welfare of the laboring classes
Charles E. Taber was nominated fer
and John BogerSfor
State engineer and surveyor.
Adjourned sine die.